Feb 22, 2021 | 50Years.50Stories
Good refereeing plays a vital role in the success of any regatta, not least the Head of the Schuylkill. Over the years, the HOSR has enjoyed the invaluable services of a large and faithful cadre of licensed referees. Equally important, however, the regatta has also...
Jan 19, 2021 | 50Years.50Stories
By Jim Dietz Larry Klecatsky was the most driven man that I have known. When it came to family, doctoring and sculling he did not compromise. He was all systems go all the time. I only knew Larry a few times as a physician. He would take time out of his day to...
Nov 27, 2020 | 50Years.50Stories
Only a dozen women competed in the first Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, which may seem strange in 2020, given that about half of the nearly 8,000 HOSR competitors today are women. But think of this: The first time American women were permitted to compete in an...
May 22, 2019 | General, News
The HOSR is proud to relay news from our good friends at the Philadelphia Gold Challenge Cup Foundation regarding the introduction of the Blackwall Duling Challenge, promoting U.S. para-rowing and highlighting the top male and female athletes as they vie for a prize...
Nov 27, 2018 | General, Love Where You Row, News
[PHILADELPHIA, PA, NOVEMBER 27, 2018] – The World Rowing Federation announced Alan Robinson of the Philadelphia rowing community as the winner of its World Rowing Sustainability Award in Berlin, Germany on Friday, November 23. New to the World Rowing Awards...
